Morph was for the cartoons. I never got that either. Morph was to Wolverine in the cartoon what Nightcrawler was to Wolverine in the comics.
Why not just have Nightcrawler insteada Morph?

Morph was cast for the X-Men animated series as a "throwaway" character for the writers to k!ll in the opening story arc to sell the stark nature of the series. Changeling (Morph) was chosen because of his past ties to the X-Men, as well as his long absence from Marvel Comics. Being a deceased minor character in Marvel canon, he was a "blank slate" and the writers were free to do with him as they wanted without fear of reprisal from fans of the character.

By the time they get this whole X-Men sh*t together Ima be dead.
I just hope that my time as a graphic artist will at some point land me a spot at Marvel. Maybe then I can move into the "my words hold weight" ranks. Lol